HP0560
LD 809
Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-147, Sponsored by
LR 1496
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Study the Need for a State Regulatory Process for Scrap Metal Dealers’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. Secretary of State directed to study the need for a state regulatory process for scrap metal dealers. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall study the need for state regulation of scrap metal dealers and review the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a state license, permit or registration process for scrap metal dealers. The Secretary of State shall invite participation from stakeholders in the scrap metal industry and law enforcement and other interested parties in order to identify the most effective system for statewide regulation and the enforcement of laws relating to scrap metal dealers and scrap metal thefts; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall submit a report on the study described in section 1 and any recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development by January 30, 2014. The committee is authorized to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature related to the subject matter of the report.’

SUMMARY

This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, with a resolve that directs the Secretary of State to study the need for state regulation of scrap metal dealers and review the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a state license, permit or registration process for scrap metal dealers. It directs the Secretary of State to submit a report on the study and any recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development by January 30, 2014. It also authorizes the committee to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature related to the subject matter of the report.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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